Heavy infantry and cavalry often got the glory, but archers on foot and horseback often played an important role on the battlefield.

Theme: Archery in the Ancient World

• Murray Dahm, 'Archery in the Ancient World - Historical introduction'.
• Matasha Mazis and Nicholas Wright, 'The archers - Cretan mercenaries in Seleucid service'.
• Cristian Violatti, 'The crossbow in Qin China - Lock & Load!'.
• Paul Elliott, 'Pharaoh's bowmen - Archers in ancient Egypt'.
• Phillip Garland, 'Archers, backbone of the Neo-Assyrian army - Terror of my frightful weapons'.
• Nadeem Ahmad, 'The Sogdian heavy cavalryman - Traded wealth'.
• Matt Bisek, 'The Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC - Crassus' Parthian blunder'.
• Andrew Knighton, 'Archers in the Roman legions - Rome's forgotten fighters'.
• Melody Stach, 'A history of horseback archery - Shooting from the saddle'.

Features:

• Tacticus, 'The strategic use of bowmen - The art of tactics'.
• Dr. Mike Thomas, 'Facts and myths about Roman sheet armour - Lorica segmentata'.
• Gareth Williams, 'Evaluating some myths of Marathon - Strategy or necessity'.
• Joseph Hall, 'The first centurion - Marcus Caelius'.